38-314. Provisional alcohol and drug counselor; license requirements.
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To be licensed to practice as a provisional alcohol and drug counselor, an applicant shall:
(1)Have a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(2)Have two hundred seventy hours of education related to the knowledge and skills of alcohol and drug counseling which shall include:
(a)A minimum of forty-five hours in counseling theories and techniques coursework;
(b)A minimum of forty-five hours in group counseling coursework;
(c)A minimum of thirty hours in human growth and development coursework;
(d)A minimum of fifteen hours in professional ethics and issues coursework;
(e)A minimum of thirty hours in alcohol and drug assessment, case planning, and management coursework;
(f)A minimum of thirty hours in multicultural counseling coursework;
(g)A minimum of forty-five hours in medical and psychosocial aspects of alcohol and drug use, abuse, and addiction coursework; and
(h)A minimum of thirty hours in clinical treatment issues in chemical dependency coursework; and
(3)Have supervised practical training which shall:
(a)Include performing a minimum of three hundred hours in the counselor core functions in a work setting where alcohol and drug counseling is provided;
(b)Be a formal, systematic process that focuses on skill development and integration of knowledge;
(c)Include training hours documented by performance date and core function performance areas; and
(d)Include the performance of all counselor core functions with no single function performed less than ten hours.